Press Release

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (June 28, 2016) B&H Publishing Group is proud to announce that it received 12 awards for its books in the 2016 Christian Retailing’s Best Awards, the most among Christian publishers. The awards were presented yesterday at the International Christian Retail Show in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nominees for the awards were announced in April and B&H titles received a total of 22 nominations.

B&H team members accept awards at the International Christian Retail Show in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Those who are part of the Christian products industry were qualified to vote in the awards and were asked to judge the products nominated by companies and authors on their impact, including their ability to speak to people’s hearts and evoke emotion; open people’s minds to new ways of thinking; and encourage and affirm Christ-like living. The full list of winners is found here: http://christianretailingsbest.com/winners.html.

Introduced in 2001, the awards sponsored by Christian Retailing have been acknowledged as an important way of recognizing some of the most significant, life-changing products in the Christian retail industry.

The following B&H Books and Bibles were awarded, among these two of the new books in the My Bible is My Best Friend series by Sheila Walsh, I Will by Thom Rainer, Fervent by Priscilla Shirer, and The Battle Plan for Prayer by Alex Kendrick and Stephen Kendrick.

Bibles: General

The Notetaking Bible, HCSB, bonded leather, black/brown

Children’s Fiction

Peter’s Perfect Prayer Place, Alex Kendrick and Stephen Kendrick

Children’s Nonfiction

Little Words Matter Bible Storybook

Christian Living: Practical Life

Audacious, Beth Moore

Church and Culture

I Will, Thom Rainer

Devotionals

The Bible is My Best Friend Family Devotional, Sheila Walsh

The Devotional for Women, Rhonda Kelley and Dorothy Patterson

Nonfiction: Women

Fervent, Priscilla Shirer

Social Issues

Onward, Russell Moore

Young Adult Fiction

Catie Conrad: How to Become the Most (Un)Popular Girl in Middle School, Angie Spady